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Mr. Luard: The Hong Kong Govern- ment offered the Crown lessce a land ex- change entitlement or cash for the re- sumption of the land at Sha Tin market, but this offer was not accepted. land was held in agncultural status, and the owner was offered an equivalent of £54,000 30 sec. The land has reverted to the Crown under the Crown Lawl Resumpija Ordinance. The owner may sull accept the cuah oller, or may make a claim before the Land Tribuaal. terkants who were operating His adap and market stalls on the lund have, with Calophon, ikuspend the ex malia In the ibbon ullaral to them Kitslauding case the amount of com- pensation has aʊw boca agrocu, jad arrangeineris are being male fur pay-
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Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of Stuto for Foreign and Commonwealth. Allaus how much was paid for the acquisition of land in Shaun Market in the New Ter- ritoria, Hong Kong, by the Govamment ; and how the Government intends tu dis- puse of this lamul
Mr. Luard : As I have said in answer to another of my lon. Friend's Questions today, the owner of the land in question was elfered the equivalent of £54,000 an acre, but did not accept. This offer still stands, or the owner may make a claim The land in before the Land Tribunal. question has been acquired for the con- struction of part of the main trunk rumal
ugh Sha Tin.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the average wulung time hơn. Members can expect beture a reply is received to written queries to Hong Kong Government Departments
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Government Departments during his visiê to Hong Kong
'fr. Luard: Hung Á Thermal Departments rake every effort to answer written queries with the minimum amount of delay. This will normally be about two weeks from the receipt of letter. If the information is not readily avui!. able an intenm reply is sem A. 1 have explained in answer to another of my | hon. Friend's Questions today, there was
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Mr. Lee asked the Sclictury of State for Foreign and Conocawealth Alfairs whether he wtends to aukc mu ex gratia Justice Payment as suggested by Mr Megarry in the course of his judgment ia Tito and olen v the Allorücy-General; mumi si ims will inake a stalenient
Mr. Luard: My right hon, and noblo Friend said on 24th January in another place that Her Majesty's "QovernmicAI have for wine time been concerned about the future welfare of the islands in thi part of the Pacific, and specifically tho Wo future of the Banaban community have for long intended to help the Banabans, subject to the results of the legal action a Her Majesty's Govern- ment's thinking has not, therefore, boca essenually al variance with the Vice- Chancellor's remarks about obligabons We have had a towards the Banubans Dumber of discussions with the partner Governments ot Australia Mod New Zealand and we put certain proposals to them last year to help the Bejabans their futuic Jiler phonohala ioventucɔ cad Our piriners responded
indicated that sympathetically but would be dithcult in practice to reach firm conclusions in advance of the judgments.
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New Zealand, as well as the Gilbert Islands and the Baiban kaders. Our aim is to achieve as xxn as pramble a settlement which wkes accoun of the legitimate Interests of a!! the partia concerned m the area, including the Banabanɔ.
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To Jaisi in achieving such a solution includag 6 constitutional aspects,
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Mr. Wall asked the Secretary of Stato for bereien and tominenwealth Affairs way he tocx up to prosent the Gov-
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